B&C Vintage Hunting Galleries

Old hunting photos are a special window into a bygone era. Hours of research goes into organizing and curating these collections—pay close attention to the rifles, the scopes (or lack thereof), the haircuts and the lack of camouflage. The images in this gallery are primarily from B&C’s vast archive of historic record book entries.

Vintage Hunting Gallery—Volume 18

Vintage 1960sThe 1960s were a wild time to be alive. From Woodstock to the moon landing, the times they were a changin'. Through it all, hunters were out making a little history for themselves. Withou...

Vintage Hunting Gallery — Volume 16

Moose of Yesterday In the Boone and Crockett Club's records, we recognize three categories of moose: Shiras', Alaska-Yukon, and Canada moose. For those of you lucky enough to hunt one of these enormou...

Vintage Hunting Gallery—Volume 17

Vintage Alaska Alaska! Most hunters in the Lower 48 only dream of heading north in search of sheep, caribou, grizzlies, moose, and unbridled adventure. Other hunters moved to Alaska specifically for ...

Vintage Hunting Gallery-Volume 14

Vintage BowhuntingWe scoured the archives for old-school bowhunting field photos and discovered most were of whitetail hunters. But we found a few other species, too. We hope this handful of die-hard,...

Vintage Hunting Gallery - Volume 12

Mule deer are just cool. With their big ears, big country they call home, and their unique stotting, there’s a lot to love about mule deer. And we’ve been appreciating mule deer for a long time as you can see from this gallery. Enjoy this trip down memory lane, and if you like vintage hunting photos, check out a special offer at the bottom.

Vintage Hunting Gallery - Volume 11

For the Love of Rams - Our friends at the Wild Sheep Foundation wrapped up their “Sheep Show” in January and raised a pile of money for sheep conservation across North America. To recognize a job well done, we found it only fitting to help them celebrate with a little throwback to the old days of sheep hunting. The following photos were hand-picked from Great Rams III and Great Rams IV, published by the Boone and Crockett Club.

Vintage Hunting Gallery - Volume 10

Classic Elk Images Nothing goes better with fall colors than the quaking of aspen leaves and the scream of rut-crazed bull elk in the mountains. We dug through the archives to find classic photos of elk hunts from yesteryear. You’ll notice classic rifles, plenty of plaid, and big smiles on the faces of successful hunters. May the elk gods be just as generous to you this fall.

Vintage Hunting Gallery - Volume 9

The Rifles They Carried — From family heirlooms to sporterized military surplus rifles, the guns that hunters carry always tell a story. You can see that in the following vintage photos, these men and women pose not just with their winter’s meat, but also with the tool that helped bring home the bacon. Enjoy this trip down memory lane.

Vintage Hunting Gallery - Volume 8

If there ever was a country that could kill you with kindness, it’s Canada. And the hunting? Let’s just say it’s pretty incredible—and it has been for a long time. We dug through our Vintage Hunting Album to bring you some of our favorite vintage photos featuring some of Canada’s finest trophies from a bygone era. So, crack a Molson and enjoy the photo gallery, eh?

Vintage Whitetail Hunters - Volume 7

With an estimated 34 million whitetail deer running around the U.S. today, it’s hard to imagine that their numbers were down to around 500,000 in the early 1900s. With proper management, numbers rebou...